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Alternate Name(s) Mineral oil; White mineral oil; Nujol; Liquid paraffin.
Description
Liquid parafin is a purified mixture of liquid saturated hydrocarbons. A colorless, transparent, oily liquid free from
fluorescence in daylight.
Properties
Chemical Formula: -
Product Code: PP043
Molecular Weight: Passes BP/USP
General Information:
CAS No.: 8012-95-1
Practically insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, miscible with hydrocarbons.
Neutral to litmus. Stable under ordinary conditions of use and storage. Hazard and Safety Data
UN Group: None Allocated
Quality Specification Class: None Allocated
Assay: CONFORMS TO BP, USP, EuP. UN Number: None Allocated
Specific Properties and Impurities [Typical levels]: Hazchem code: None Allocated
CS MSDS Code: 1CH4V
Relative density 0.827 - 0.890
Viscosity kinematic at 40°C 65.0 -70.0 cSt Poison schedule: S5
Emergency
Viscosity at 20°C 110 - 230 mPa.s Procedure Guide No.: N/A
Saybolt color 30 min.
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Passes test
Readily carbonisable substances Passes test
Solid paraffins Passes test
Acidity or alkalinity Passes test
Melting point -18°C
Flash point >170°C
Auto-ignition temperature 260 - 370°C
CONFORMS TO BP
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